Hotel Charleston - Spoleto, Italy     

We stayed here for 2 nights during a week-long stay in Italy. We booked directly with the hotel online and were required to pay in advance by credit card. Upon arrival we checked in with no problems. The hotel itself is lovely - in a square in a part of town which isn't too far to walk to the "centre" (although Spoleto is pretty tiny, so nowhere's really far away). The communal parts of the hotel were very nice - there's a bar, 2 large lounge aras with squashy leather setees and a computer, presumeably with internet access, papers and magazines are also provided in the lounge areas. There's also an outside terrace area which was very pretty, they have candles on the tables at night and it would be a nice spot in the summer. We had booked a "superior" room but, to be honest, I couldn't see what was superior about it! It was nice enough, though - clean, looking out onto the fountain in the square. Small-ish bathroom with shower. There was a fridge in the room as well. The only downside, if I have to have a quibble, was that the breakfast (served in a room downstairs which was quite nice) was pretty appalling! Still, who goes to Italy for the breakfast? The Hotel Charleston was really nice and we enjoyed our stay. I would definitely stay there again.

We stayed here for two nights and thoroughly enjoyed it. The breakfasts out on the vine-covered porch were lovely (typical Italian breakfast: breads, yogurts, juices, meats). The room was clean and spacious and even included a small refrigerator that helped us keep our bottled water cool. The staff were all helpful and attentive, and happily spoke to me in Italian, but were quick to pick up on the fact that my boyfriend doesn't speak Italian, and spoke English to him....all without any patronizing attitude! The location was nice--not too far of a walk up the hill to the duomo, but not too far down the hill to the trendy shopping street and other churches worth seeing. I would definitely stay here again.